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6. Why is repetition an effective language device?
- It draws your attention to something important and reinforces an idea
- It's very ironic
- Because readers are stupid and need to be told things multiple times
- Because readers are stupid and need to be told things multiple times
7. Which of the following is an example of oxymoron
- Blue - red - green - yellow - orange - lilac
- He bestows light within him, and yet casts a long, ominous shadow
- Alluringly hideous
- Blue - cold - misery - isolation - lonely - alone - misanthrope
8. Why would a writer want to use emotive language?
- To show off how good at writing he or she is
- To convey something as quickly and effectively as possible
- To manipulate someone into doing or thinking something by engaging their emotions/guilt tripping/creating very strong visual imagery
- To give a better, more encompassing overview of the timeline of a plot
9. What is Enjambment?
- When dialogue is represented indirectly
- When the breaking up of a phrase or line happens in an unexpected or unconventional place
- The "register" of a text, i.e., formal or informal
- When two things are compared for dramatic effect of exaggeration
10. Which of the following groups of words would best be titled with "Narrator Attitudes"
- Slovenly, Lazy, Greedy
- Murder is wrong, stealing is bad, God is Almighty
- Opposition to social injustice, love of Christmas, love of money
- Christmas, Redemption, Social Injustice